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For fasting to be widely adopted, it must be convenient, relatively painless, and yet also obviously beneficial in a short amount of time. That’s what I tried to do with the...

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Have you ever wondered how long you should keep praying about something? Many people wonder about this dilemma, and quite frankly I have asked myself this very question a time or two. I have a prayer journal that I have kept for quite a few years. It records many answered prayers. But then there are many prayer requests...

I opened my mouth in an attempt to sing, but my voice creaked like the hinges of a rusty iron gate. I panicked! I tried different songs, but I could not get the pitch right. It sounded as though my vocal cords...

As a child, I remember visiting the “house of mirrors” at the county fair. The brightly tinted shed was filled with row after row of distorted, warped, wild, and cracked mirrors of all shapes and sizes. Each mirror revealed a distorted...

For most of this world’s history, the primary source of power was wood...Today, we have many choices for sources of power, including solar energy and nuclear reactions. But there is actually another type of power that is essential — spiritual power. We need spiritual power for two primary reasons: 1) to overcome sin; and 2) to change the world.

Hosea lived twenty years before the Northern kingdom of Israel fell to the Assyrians. So as a preacher, he had a poignant message to give Israel. But God wanted Hosea to feel what He feels towards Israel. Therefore, God had some good and bad news for Hosea. The good news was that God was letting Hosea marry the most beautiful woman...

I was seeing myself the way God sees me, and I cried. It was extremely painful; I was sobbing. I realized how I had dishonored His character. I had let Him down. The one person who loved me enough to send His Son to die for me, I had hurt.

While Smyrna held the largest library in the ancient world, as well as many theaters, pagan temples, and Jewish synagogues, it also harbored an intense animosity towards Christians...Despite the devil’s attempts to crush infant Christianity, it would not only survive but thrive.

Just a few decades after miraculously winning the American Revolution in 1783, the United States of America once again was at war with Great Britain. Hoping to punish the Americans for their previous rebellion, the British were intent...

Starting this month, the Get Ready Magazine is publishing trending (most read), featured and new articles from www.timetogetready.org — these changes...

When I got off the phone, I felt deep darkness settle over me. Thoughts were coming harsh and fast. You could die here. You could be sick for a very long time. I started to pray. I pleaded with God as I had never done before. I was crying out to Him.